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Annotated by:
- Winkler, Mary
- Date of entry: Feb-27-1998
- Last revised: Jan-25-1999
Summary
In the Renaissance double portrait (c. 1480), an elderly man and a young boy gaze into each other's eyes. The old man is wearing a vermilion robe which gives his presence a vivid solidity. The child, painted in profile, rests his hand on one arm of the man whose other arm embraces him. The warmth of the orangey red is complemented by the cool gray-green wall behind the pair. A window opens the wall, revealing a peaceful sky and a distant mountainous landscape.
Miscellaneous
This painting is very well known and available in many books on Renaissance Art.
Primary Source
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Commentary